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Offline qug

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Grey Label IBM Model M 12/19/1991 Cheap BIN
« on: Sat, 16 March 2013, 19:03:30 »
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Re: Grey Label IBM Model M 12/19/1991 Cheap BIN
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 16 March 2013, 19:06:18 »
I saw this earlier.

It is not BIN.

These are going for at least $40-50 these days.
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Re: Grey Label IBM Model M 12/19/1991 Cheap BIN
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 16 March 2013, 19:54:39 »
I went to a local (Virginia) ham radio swap meet last month, one of the vendors in the parking lot area had a crate with 6 or so Model M's.  Wanted $35 each for them, if I wanted a cable that would be extra*.  (Bear in mind, these were completely grubby units, looked like they'd been stored in a barn.)

Judging from Ebay sales and search terms, I think there's a lot of price inflation going on, with some really poor-quality boards posted with high set prices, maybe just to seed the market.  With Unicomp selling new models (in black!  with USB connections!) for $80-$100, I hope prices will stabilize somewhat as buyers do some research.  It's pretty chaotic to see what appear to be identical models on offer for $0.99 and $239.00, and every other seller listing their keyboards as "Vintage Clicky" models.

(*Told me; "...people who want these keyboards usually have the cable to connect it to their PC."  And then offered to sell me the cable for another $10.)
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Re: Grey Label IBM Model M 12/19/1991 Cheap BIN
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 16 March 2013, 21:00:23 »
1390120 and 1390131 (made by IBM) are the good models. There are supposedly some old 1391401 (made by IBM, and 87 and 88 only?) that are good as well, but this is a 91.

Lexmark and Unicomp models aren't the same as an original IBM model (especially the older ones).

An SDL to USB cable is $30 on ebay. That's a pretty good price for what you're getting.
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Re: Grey Label IBM Model M 12/19/1991 Cheap BIN
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 16 March 2013, 21:42:50 »
I like the old ones, too, but newer models are only marginally less desirable.

There is not much to justify a used Model M bringing significantly more than a new Unicomp, unless it is an unusual style.

The going rate for SDL-to-PS2 cables is $15 shipped, give or take. If you are going to spend $25-30 you should buy one of orihalcon's USB direct cables which are very nice.
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"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30

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Re: Grey Label IBM Model M 12/19/1991 Cheap BIN
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 16 March 2013, 21:53:52 »
$100 shipped is the most I have ever paid for a NIB model M. Orihalcon's SDL to USB cables were the ones I spoke of for $30, but even his $20 SDL to PS/2 cables would be recommended as they are nice straight ones.
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Re: Grey Label IBM Model M 12/19/1991 Cheap BIN
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 16 March 2013, 22:17:40 »
EDIT: lol posted in the wrong thread.
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Re: Grey Label IBM Model M 12/19/1991 Cheap BIN
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 17 March 2013, 02:16:27 »
Locked.
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